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It's not fair. But as mad as I get at the Mets, I always get a little bit madder at them on the day the Rangers are eliminated (which for the second year in a row is May 25th.) Because it's kind of like one house guest leaving for the summer, and the other house guest sits on your couch like a lump with sweaty underpants, spilling soda and dripping apple glaze from your meat loaf all over your furniture. He doesn't shower, and he broke your air conditioner. Friends, that house guest is your New York Mets. And the realization that I'm stuck with them all summer makes me madder at them than I really should be. But make no mistake, I should be mad at them. For on the day that the Rangers have left me until October, the Mets managed to lose twice in under five hours. The first loss only took two innings as they completed their suspended game from Friday night. Brandon Lyon pitched the tenth inning, but some joker replaced his slider with Folgers Crystals just to see of somebody noticed. Brian McCann did, as Lyon's 0-2 pitch was lined into right field over Ike Davis, who was about as stationary as Roman "Lamp Post" Hamrlik was for the Rangers as he made a feeble attempt to jump for it, putting runners on second and third for Dan Uggla. Uggla then hit a broken bat single to bring home the go-ahead run, and then B.J. Upton drove in an insurance run on a squeeze play (which was botched but it didn't matter because this is the Mets we're talking about) giving the Braves a 7-5 lead. Then in the bottom of the inning after the first two guys got on off of Craig Kimbrel (including Ike Davis, who struck out four times in this game but gets a hit off Kimbrel ... because that makes f'ing sense), Ruben Tejada couldn't lay down a bunt, and then Terry Collins sent Justin Turner up for Juan Lagares to hit into a double play ... and that's exactly what he did to end the game. (I don't know who loves who more: Terry Collins and Justin Turner, or Snoop Manuel and Fernando Tatis.) And if that makes you mad, think of how Keith Hernandez feels. Because of the weird circumstances regarding the completion of this game, Hernandez had to drive all the way in from Sag Harbor for two freaking innings. The regularly scheduled game is hardly worth talking about. At least the two inning loss was entertaining and maddening. The nine inning loss featured Mike Minor hitting a home run off Dillon Gee through a howling wind, striking out ten batters in seven and a third, and smiling the whole damn game. Minor only gave up three hits while Gee got crushed in the fifth inning fin what wound up being a 6-0 Braves win that about twenty-five people stayed at Citi Field to watch the whole stupid thing. The two worst teams in baseball going into the season according to most people with brains were the Miami Marlins and the Houston Astros. That has held true as they have the worst records in baseball. Guess who is third? That's right, your New York Mets. And not only do they have me all to themselves until the Rangers skate again in September, they have America's attention all to themselves Sunday night on ESPN. By the time they're done, America will have as much of a reason to hate them as I do. Hate which will no doubt grow exponentially as the season drags to its inevitable conclusion.

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Josh Elander slugged a pair of homers, Edward Salcedo extended his hitting streak to 10 games, Joey Terdoslavich had another big day, and Alex Wood continued his dominance. Gwinnett Braves 4, Toledo Mud Hens 2 Tyler Pastornicky 2B 2-4, .297 AVG Joey Terdoslavich LF 3-4, 2B, RBI, E (6), .330 AVG Stefan Gartrell DH 2-3, RBI, BB, .667 AVG Joe Leonard 3B 3-4, .211 AVG Sean Gilmartin 6.1 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 6 K, E (1), W (3), 4.06 ERA Kameron Loe 1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 1.80 ERA Pat Egan 0.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K, SV (2), 1.93 ERA Joey Terdoslavich had a 3 hit day, clubbing out his 20th double of the season. In his last 10 games, he's hitting .371 with a 1.029 OPS, 6 doubles, a homer, and 6 RBI. Joe Leonard also had a 3 hit day, and in his last 3 games he's gone 5-10 with 2 doubles and a RBI. Stefan Gartrell, who played for Gwinnett each of the last 2 seasons, returned to the team this week after hitting .346 with a .760 OPS in 26 at bats with Piratas de Cameche in the Mexican League this year, and made a splash, reaching base 3 times tonight. Sean Gilmartin has lost each of his last 3 starts, allowing 13 earned runs over 14.2 innings in that stretch, but he picked up a win tonight with a quality start, allowing 2 earned runs over 6.1 innings, striking out a season high 6 batters. Kameron Loe has tossed 4 shutout innings in his last 2 appearances. Pat Egan picked up a save for the second straight night, the first 2 saves of his AAA career after 58 appearances between Norfolk and Gwinnett. Tim Corcoran will start the series finale Sunday afternoon for the G-Braves against Derek Hankins. Mississippi Braves 9, Mobile Bay Bears 8 Myke Jones CF 3-5, 2B, .207 AVG Jose Martinez RF 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI, .327 AVG Tommy La Stella 2B 2-5, RBI, .308 AVG Edward Salcedo 3B 2-5, 2 2B, RBI, .293 AVG Christian Marrero 1B 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, .257 AVG Luis Nunez SS 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, .164 AVG Alex Wood 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K, W (4), 1.26 ERA Mark Lamm 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K, SV (5), 1.20 ERA Alex Wood picked up his fourth win of the year, striking out 7 while allowing 1 earned run over 7 innings of work. In his last 3 starts, he's put up great numbers, a 2.84 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP in 19 innings, but those numbers look terrible compared to what he did in his first 7 starts, posting a 0.47 ERA and a 0.89 WHIP in 38 innings. Mark Lamm picked up his fifth save and he hasn't allowing an run in 13 innings over his last 8 appearances. Edward Salcedo rapped out a pair of doubles to extend his hitting streak to 10 games, and he's hit .405 with a 1.261 OPS, 3 doubles, 4 homers, 6 RBI, and 2 steals in that stretch. Jose Martinez had a 3 hit night, and in his last 10 games he's hitting .424 with a 1.331 OPS, 4 doubles, 3 homers, and 7 RBI. Myke Jones also had a 3 hit day, snapping a 1-12 skid over his last 4 games. Tommy La Stella has gone 3-7 with a double, a RBI, and 2 walks in his last 2 games. Gus Schlosser is set to start the series finale tomorrow for Mississippi against Michael Bolsinger. Lynchburg Hillcats 1, Potomac Nationals 3 Emerson Landoni 2B 1-4, 3B, .302 AVG Robby Hefflinger LF 1-3, RBI, .287 AVG Jarrett Miller 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K, 3.91 ERA Ryan Woolley 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 5.63 ERA Jarrett Miller pitched well, allowing 2 earned runs over 7 innings, but took the loss as the Hillcats hitters were only able to collect 2 hits on the night. Miller has had so-so results as a starter, posting a 4.50 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP in 36 innings over 7 starts. Robby Hefflinger had 1 of the Hillcats 2 hits today, but he's struggled recently, going 4-19 with a homer, 2 RBI, and a walk in his last 6 games. AJ Holland will start the series finale on Sunday for the Hillcats against Robbie Ray for the P-Nats. Rome Braves 7, Asheville Tourists 8 Josh Elander LF 2-5, 2 HR (6, 7), 4 RBI, .322 AVG Chase Anselment C 2-5, 2B, .309 AVG Carlos Franco 3B 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB, .246 AVG Casey Kalenkosky

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